1. SUGGESTOPEDIA

2. Suggestopedia – Developed by the Bulgarian psychiatrist and educator Georgi Lozanov

3. Suggestopedia OR
Desuggestopedia

4. Introduction Also known as Desuggestopedia Developed by Georgi Lozanov
Psychological barriers

5. The most important characteristics of this method are:
Decoration
Furniture
Arrangement of the classroom
Authoritative behavior of the teacher
The use of soft Baroque music (this makes the method unique)

6. Three functions of music in therapy :
(Gaston, 1968)
To facilitate establishment and maintenance of personal relations
To bring about increased self-esteem through increased self-satisfaction in musicial performance
To use the unique potential of rhythm to energize and bring order (the reason for the use of music in Suggestopedia)

7. Approach
Bancroft states the principle theoretical components of Suggestopedia:
Authority
Infantilization (n. The act or process of infantilizing, or treating a non-infant as an infant)
Double-planedness
Intonation, rhythm,

8. Authority give control and authority to the teacher completely
What makes a teacher authoritive?
self-confidence
Personal distance
Acting ability
Possitive attitude

9. Infantilization teacher – student relationship vs.
parent – child relationship

10. Double-plannedness Learner learns not only from - direct instruction
but also
- bright decor of the classroom, musicial background, shape of the calssroom, personality of the teacher.

11. Intonation, Rhythm, Concert Pseudo-Passiveness
Intonation plus Rhythm coordinated with musicial background
A relaxed attitude with the help of musicial background : Concert Pseudo-Passiveness

12. Design Syllabus It lasts 30 days, 10 units of study.
4 hours a day, 6 days a week

13. Design Learning Activities Question and answer Role play
Listening exercises

14. Design Roles of teachers Absolute confidence His/her manners and dress
According to Lozanov, teachers should give attention to
Absolute confidence
His/her manners and dress
Organizing the lesson (music choice, punctuality)
Responding tactfully
Modest enthusiasm

15. Design Role of Materials -Direct Supported Materials: Texts Tape
-Indirect Supported Materials:
Classroom fixtures
Music
Text books
Learning environment

16. Conclusion Learning is facilitated by environment and music.
Teacher is the authority.
Psychological barriers are removed.
In texts target language and its native language are given.

17. Advantages of Suggestopedia
Motivation and self-confidence
Less stressed

18. Disadvantages of Suggestopedia
Hardness of finding colorful environment
Negative effects of direct translation
Concentration problems

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